"eir" meaning in Icelandic

See eir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈeiːr]
Rhymes: -eiːr Etymology: From Old Norse eir, from Proto-Germanic *aiz. Cognate with Faroese eir, Norwegian eir, Danish ir, Old English ār (> English ore), Old High German ēr. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|eir}} Old Norse eir, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*aiz}} Proto-Germanic *aiz, {{cog|fo|eir}} Faroese eir, {{cog|no|eir}} Norwegian eir, {{cog|da|ir}} Danish ir, {{cog|ang|ār}} Old English ār, {{cog|en|ore}} English ore, {{cog|goh|ēr}} Old High German ēr Head templates: {{is-noun|m.sg|}} eir m (genitive singular eirs, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m.sg.dat-:i/-|}} Forms: eirs [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], eir [indefinite, nominative, singular], eirinn [definite, nominative, singular], eir [accusative, indefinite, singular], eirinn [accusative, definite, singular], eir [dative, indefinite, singular], eiri [dative, indefinite, singular], eirnum [dative, definite, singular], eirs [genitive, indefinite, singular], eirsins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. (uncountable) copper (a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29) Tags: masculine, no-plural, uncountable Synonyms: kopar
    Sense id: en-eir-is-noun-4ACfgiB8 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 3 3 3

Noun

IPA: [ˈeiːr]
Rhymes: -eiːr Etymology: From Old Norse eir, from Proto-Germanic *aiz. Cognate with Faroese eir, Norwegian eir, Danish ir, Old English ār (> English ore), Old High German ēr. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|eir}} Old Norse eir, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*aiz}} Proto-Germanic *aiz, {{cog|fo|eir}} Faroese eir, {{cog|no|eir}} Norwegian eir, {{cog|da|ir}} Danish ir, {{cog|ang|ār}} Old English ār, {{cog|en|ore}} English ore, {{cog|goh|ēr}} Old High German ēr Head templates: {{is-noun|n.sg|}} eir n (genitive singular eirs, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n.sg|}} Forms: eirs [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], eir [indefinite, nominative, singular], eirið [definite, nominative, singular], eir [accusative, indefinite, singular], eirið [accusative, definite, singular], eiri [dative, indefinite, singular], eirinu [dative, definite, singular], eirs [genitive, indefinite, singular], eirsins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. (uncountable) money Tags: neuter, no-plural, uncountable Derived forms: eirgræna, spanskgræna (english: verdigris)
    Sense id: en-eir-is-noun-jSrItY6t
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    {
      "form": "eirið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eirsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg",
        "2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eir n (genitive singular eirs, no plural)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg",
        "2": ""
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "money"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) money"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeiːr]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːr"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Eir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eir"
}

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